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>> that he's not going to blast obama. he's going to talk about leadership. he's going to use his position in new jersey as governor whether he was able to work things out with the democratic legislature and accomplish budget cuts and local tax breaks and so forth. apparently, he is not going to blast obama out of the ballpark as he sometimes has in the past. i remember when he was out at the reagan library, christie took obama to task for being deviciv devicive. >> okay, as we are, if you are just joining us, what's happening is the the introduction to ann romney, the wife of governor mitt romney. we're expecting her speech to begin any moment and then later on, we're going to have governor chris christie of new jersey speaking as well. john harwood, when we talk about chris christie not blasting obama, is that a good strategy for the night? >> i'm just not sure it matters all that much because of the importance of ann romney's speech. i'm sure he's likely to pitch his speech. a lot of the bluster that chris christie's been associated with is something that
>> that he's not going to blast obama. he's going to talk about leadership. he's going to use his position in new jersey as governor whether he was able to work things out with the democratic legislature and accomplish budget cuts and local tax breaks and so forth. apparently, he is not going to blast obama out of the ballpark as he sometimes has in the past. i remember when he was out at the reagan library, christie took obama to task for being deviciv devicive. >> okay, as we are,...
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obama .is playing petty politics. we're going to elevate the debate. >> that's supposed to be about reform conservatism. that's what reform conservatism is. it's the pragmatic application of pro growth free market principles. wisconsin, new jersey, in congress it was paul ryan. now we're seeing it come together here with mitt romney taking the nomination. >> does business buy it and does the stock market investment community buy it? are they confident that romney and ryan can really change things? >> having watched this race, i think very hard, they are ready for a change. you can pick the medicare plan tax reform. they like the direction it's going. >> all right, great stuff. terrific. we appreciate it. let's go back to today's oh big story and get an update on hurricane isaac. todd gross joins us now with the latest. what can you tell us? >> the storm right now is skirting the coast of louisiana right now. as you can see from this radar still frame, the storm has organized a lot this afternoon. it's about to move in
obama .is playing petty politics. we're going to elevate the debate. >> that's supposed to be about reform conservatism. that's what reform conservatism is. it's the pragmatic application of pro growth free market principles. wisconsin, new jersey, in congress it was paul ryan. now we're seeing it come together here with mitt romney taking the nomination. >> does business buy it and does the stock market investment community buy it? are they confident that romney and ryan can really...
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obama care is based on a republican idea. the reason people are skeptical of shifting medicare to this new model is because the way -- and i wush uh i had the study in front of me. but it would cost seniors who get on it about $6200 a year more for health care than the current medicare system is. if this is such a good idea why isn't ryan willing to ask current seniors who tend to be republican voters to live in this marvelous new world you guys think is so great? >> e.j., you know why, because of the politics. >> well, no, if it's so good they should want it. >> art -- >> i can't believe it. >> i don't want to get down to the details. >> it's reality. >> regarding my free market point which paul ryan supports, do you know what's popular? health saving iings accounts an medicare advantage. those things give you choice and the chance to save and invest. out's simple. >> it is. >> that's what ryan wants. what's hard about that? >> nothing. the mistalk of obamacare is they give the product way below cost. it's like putting me on
obama care is based on a republican idea. the reason people are skeptical of shifting medicare to this new model is because the way -- and i wush uh i had the study in front of me. but it would cost seniors who get on it about $6200 a year more for health care than the current medicare system is. if this is such a good idea why isn't ryan willing to ask current seniors who tend to be republican voters to live in this marvelous new world you guys think is so great? >> e.j., you know why,...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores. rewards we put right back into our business. this is the only thing we've ever wanted to do and ink helps us do it. make your mark with ink from chase. a short word that's a tall order. up your game. up the ante. and if you stumble, you get back up. up isn't easy, and we ought to know. we're in the business of up. everyday delta flies a quarter of million people while investing billions improving everything from booking to baggage claim. we're raising the bar on flying and tomorrow we will up it yet again. >>> of course, weather can be a game-changer on election day and historically, republicans should be praying for rain. i don't agree with that but that's the historic view. more to the point, here's is paul walsh, vice president of weather analyticth at the weather company. paul, what's the threat here? what's the s
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president obama: i'm barack obama and i approve... this message. anncr: he keeps saying it... mitt romney: this president cannot tell us that you're... better off today than when he took office. anncr: well... here's where we were in 2008... tv anncr: the worst financial collapse... since the great depression... tv anncr: american workers were laid off in numbers not seen... in over three decades. anncr: and here's where we are today... thirty months of private sector job growth. creating 4.6 million new jobs. we're not there yet. but the real question is: whose plan is better for you? the president's plan asks millionaires... to pay a little more... to help invest in a strong middle class. clean energy. and cut the deficit. mitt romney's plan? a new 250,000 dollar tax break for... multi-millionaires. roll back regulations on the banks that cratered the economy. and raise taxes on the middle class. president clinton: they want to go back to the same old... policies that got us in trouble in the first place. president obama: we're not going back, we are moving forward. anncr: f
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president obama is doing neither one. >> tell me about the fundamental charge that obama is making, which is that the tax cuts that we tried under bush that romney wants to do again he argues that they're, a, not paid for, and, b, won't create jobs. how do you think mitt romney handled that attack? >> i think governor romney handled that well because the truth is he's proposing tax reform. increasing investment in jobs, all very true. that's a source of growth paid by by broadening the base. ty approach the bowles-simpson commission. >> not specified? >> there are hundreds of ways to do this. bowles-simpson is good. there are ways to do this. the point is it's straightforward to do and it encourages economic growth. we need to do it. >> let me ask you your thoughts on the benghazi question and answer exchange there. a lot of people believe that in fact the president did wait the two weeks to tell the country that in fact this was a terrorist attack. do you think this was a missed opportunity on mitt romney's part in terms of his attacking the president on this? how did you think he did wi
president obama is doing neither one. >> tell me about the fundamental charge that obama is making, which is that the tax cuts that we tried under bush that romney wants to do again he argues that they're, a, not paid for, and, b, won't create jobs. how do you think mitt romney handled that attack? >> i think governor romney handled that well because the truth is he's proposing tax reform. increasing investment in jobs, all very true. that's a source of growth paid by by broadening...
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of course, invisible obama began tweeting last night. the account was shut down and now back and 48,000 followers. >>> so did romney make the case or did the shenanigans overshadow the main event? let's bring bruce bartlett and rachel smoken. eamon i believe is out there somewhere. >> i'm here. >> thank you all for joining us. rachel, clint eastwood, do you think this was a little weird or brilliant? >> the takeaway here is that sometimes teleprompters are a good thing and sometime that sometimes teleprompters are a good thing. this was a jarring moment. really a stunning moment, and it's all the talk today. any time you have the nominee come out, and it was machinery's big night, but all the talk today is of clint eastwood. >> the case was to get the -- clearly the cloud in the room loved it, but on television, watching this play out was surreal. he said paging salvador dolly on this and that's the message you hear every day. >> let's get to romney, i'm not sure the salvador dolly thing is going over well. most people watched and said w
of course, invisible obama began tweeting last night. the account was shut down and now back and 48,000 followers. >>> so did romney make the case or did the shenanigans overshadow the main event? let's bring bruce bartlett and rachel smoken. eamon i believe is out there somewhere. >> i'm here. >> thank you all for joining us. rachel, clint eastwood, do you think this was a little weird or brilliant? >> the takeaway here is that sometimes teleprompters are a good...
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why is obama waging war on coal? >> i think he's being driven by an extreme environment by an lobby he doesn't like coal, he said if you build a coal plant, we're going to bankrupt you and he's following through on his promise. >> that means we will not have another new coal plant in our lifetime. that's the way experts have said it, that they'll never be able to get done what the epa wants to get done so there will be no new coal mines. >> so we're shutting out our most affordable, abundant resource. my state of west virginia will lose a lot and has lost a lot. >> a lot of states too. i get that, but what about the existing coal mines, shelley? tell me about that because the epa is writing regulations now and a lot of people from that industry say basically they're going to have shut down even existing coal plants. >> the permitting process has slowed to a crawl and it's through the regulations of the epa and they put in impossible deadlines and impossible benchmarks to meet and at the same time you've got the distr
why is obama waging war on coal? >> i think he's being driven by an extreme environment by an lobby he doesn't like coal, he said if you build a coal plant, we're going to bankrupt you and he's following through on his promise. >> that means we will not have another new coal plant in our lifetime. that's the way experts have said it, that they'll never be able to get done what the epa wants to get done so there will be no new coal mines. >> so we're shutting out our most...
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and by the way, president obama will dig his heels in, try and salvage obama care. we want to make sure it's repealed or defunded and the implementation of obama care stock. >> you think president obama is making a mistake, laying this out the way he is. don't you think people know it's not the 30s, not the 60s, the government is not working. in fact, the government is going bankrupt. don't you think people know that? >> a lot of people also worry that big corporations and wall street are not constrained any longer, and that if there is not a government interceding for average working people that people are going to see their wages continually decline, their benefits shrink, and also find themes without jobs. i think what the president is doing is framing the issue, not so much as big government versus small government, but really the question is do you want a government that is on your side, or do you want a government that is controlled by some forces, you know, big business and wall street, that are beyond your control otherwise? >> interesting what bob rice is s
and by the way, president obama will dig his heels in, try and salvage obama care. we want to make sure it's repealed or defunded and the implementation of obama care stock. >> you think president obama is making a mistake, laying this out the way he is. don't you think people know it's not the 30s, not the 60s, the government is not working. in fact, the government is going bankrupt. don't you think people know that? >> a lot of people also worry that big corporations and wall...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. one is for a clean, wedomestic energy future that puts us in control. our abundant natural gas is already saving us money, producing cleaner electricity, putting us to work here in america and supporting wind and solar. though all energy development comes with some risk, we're committed to safely and responsibly producing natural gas. it's not a dream. america's natural gas... putting us in control of our energy future, now. >>> electric car battery maker filed for bankruptcy today. so what you ask? i'll tell you so what. it is another green energy company that has gotten tax may or money from the obama administration and it has gone belly up. the president's promise of green just hasn't delivered. all right. our own cnbc's jane wells joins us with more. good evening. unlike all the bill yions and grants of the federal government of jobs. no taxpayor money has been used at this facility where i am. this is 110 old chevn oil field which uses the sun's energy field. it is quite an opera
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. >>> obama calls for a crackdown on oil markets. investors are the new target of the president's very old blame game. and coming up later, my exclusive interview with mitt romney, all ahead, and don't forget free market capitalism is the best path to prices and the best path to prosperity. it's the best path to energy prices, free markets will set the price on "kudlow." we'll be right back. fiona here was just telling me that ford dealers sell a new tire like...every five seconds, how's that possible? well, we purchase 3 million a year. you just sold one right now didn't you? that's correct. major brands. 11 major brands. oop,there goes another one. well we'll beat anybody's advertised price. and you just did it right there, what's that called? the low price tire guarantee. wait for it, there goes another one. get a $100 rebate, plus the low price tire guarantee during the big tire event. look at that. it's happening right there every five seconds. your not going to run out are you? no. >>> here we go again. the president launches a
. >>> obama calls for a crackdown on oil markets. investors are the new target of the president's very old blame game. and coming up later, my exclusive interview with mitt romney, all ahead, and don't forget free market capitalism is the best path to prices and the best path to prosperity. it's the best path to energy prices, free markets will set the price on "kudlow." we'll be right back. fiona here was just telling me that ford dealers sell a new tire like...every five...
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that's obama's plan. romney's free market capitalism and free market. so on ideology there's a choice. then you move, larry, to leadership style. in leadership, the obama style is divide and conquer. today it's the rich hedge fund managers. but let's stop for a minute and go back and look. it was the insurance executives in health care, it was the bankers in the collapse. it was the oil companies as oil prices go up. it was congress if things didn't go the way he wanted and recently it's been the supreme court. he's got an enemies list that would make richard nixon proud. >> what does that tell you, jack? in other words, okay, he's the president, he's got an enemies list. i've said the same thing myself actually. i'm just interested in your take on this. what does that mean, divide and conquer? how do you lead the country if you're singling out this one is bad, this one is bad, you're bullying the supreme court, you're bullying paul ryan. what does that mean? >> larry, great leaders don't divide. great leaders are interested in coalescing. i would argue
that's obama's plan. romney's free market capitalism and free market. so on ideology there's a choice. then you move, larry, to leadership style. in leadership, the obama style is divide and conquer. today it's the rich hedge fund managers. but let's stop for a minute and go back and look. it was the insurance executives in health care, it was the bankers in the collapse. it was the oil companies as oil prices go up. it was congress if things didn't go the way he wanted and recently it's been...
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mark, if people are going to like obama care, they would have already liked obama care. people do not like obamacare. that's what the polls show and every dar pon poll shows. so he may have won a small constitutional victory yesterday, but it's at great political cost, and what they used to say is not a tax is proven to be a tax. and president obama and john roberts are the two biggest taxers in america, and u think people hate both of them. >> president obama swore up and down this would not be a tax. he swore it would not be a tax. we have a supreme court rule that's he lied, and if you're saying this is based on romney care, you're admitting it's the plan he stole from mitt romney. >> i'm happy to take that because that means romney is not in a position to critique it. >> then you're not in a position to take credit for it, it's romney's plan. >> he has a golden opportunity, he can explane what was wrong with the massachusetts law. it's states rights, mitt romney, look at me, mitt romney this is a golden opportunity. explain what is wrong with obamacare, explain how y
mark, if people are going to like obama care, they would have already liked obama care. people do not like obamacare. that's what the polls show and every dar pon poll shows. so he may have won a small constitutional victory yesterday, but it's at great political cost, and what they used to say is not a tax is proven to be a tax. and president obama and john roberts are the two biggest taxers in america, and u think people hate both of them. >> president obama swore up and down this would...
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president obama? you know there's something wrong with the kind of job he's done as president when the best feeling you had was the day you voted for him. the president hasn't disappointed you because he wanted to. the president has disappointed america because he hasn't led america in the right direction. he took office without the basic qualification that most americans have and one that was essential to the task at hand. he had almost no experience working in a business. jobs to him are about government. i learned the real lessons about how america works from experience. when i was 37, i helped start a small company. my partners and i had been working for a company that was in the business of helping other businesses. so some of us had this idea that if we really believed our advice was helping companies, we should invest in companies. we should bet on ourselves and our advice. so we started a new business called bain capital. the only problem was while we believed in ourselves, not many other peop
president obama? you know there's something wrong with the kind of job he's done as president when the best feeling you had was the day you voted for him. the president hasn't disappointed you because he wanted to. the president has disappointed america because he hasn't led america in the right direction. he took office without the basic qualification that most americans have and one that was essential to the task at hand. he had almost no experience working in a business. jobs to him are...
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my own state vote d for presidet obama. when he talked about change, many people liked the sound of it, especially in janesville. where we were about to lose a major factory. a lot of guys i went to high school with worked at that gm plant. right there at that plant, candidate obama said i believe if our government is there to support you, this plan will be here for another 100 years. that's what he said in 2008. well, as it turned out, that plant didn't last another year. it is locked up and empty to this day. and that's how it is in so many towns. where the recovery promised is nowhere in sight. right now, 23 million men and women are are struggled to find work. underemployed. nearly 1 in 6 americans is in poverty. millions of young americans have graduated from college during the obama presidency, ready to use their gifts and get moving in life. half of them can't find the work they studied for or any work at all. so, here's the question. without a change in leadership, why would the next four years be any different from
my own state vote d for presidet obama. when he talked about change, many people liked the sound of it, especially in janesville. where we were about to lose a major factory. a lot of guys i went to high school with worked at that gm plant. right there at that plant, candidate obama said i believe if our government is there to support you, this plan will be here for another 100 years. that's what he said in 2008. well, as it turned out, that plant didn't last another year. it is locked up and...
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that obama answered. i'm a socialist somehow. the stock market is doubled. we got ourselves through the worst recession since the great depression and mitt romney is the kind of reformer i applaud for massachusetts, only governor enacted a universal health care plab to reach progressive goals that everyone can accept. that, if he didn't run away from all of that, that's something i can endorse. the idea that obama by adopting romney's reform for massachusetts and anyone knows that was the model -- >> but, matt, the case you just made is not for barack obama as i reformer but as an establish elitist. he has preserved everything -- >> these are the same buzz words. you walk into the situation that he did, mitt romney, who very disingenuously like things on the detroit bailout, did the right thing and mitt romney knows and kind of lied through his teeth on this last night. there was no debtor in possession financing if you did it in the private sector. everyone in larry's audience understands what that means
that obama answered. i'm a socialist somehow. the stock market is doubled. we got ourselves through the worst recession since the great depression and mitt romney is the kind of reformer i applaud for massachusetts, only governor enacted a universal health care plab to reach progressive goals that everyone can accept. that, if he didn't run away from all of that, that's something i can endorse. the idea that obama by adopting romney's reform for massachusetts and anyone knows that was the model...
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but obama came alive. there is no question about that. >> and on the sort of reflective is your way we took on cnbc.com, the results, i think it is a late surge for the president. yes, obama 56, romney, 39, and -- >> can i jump in here? >> why, i don't know why romney, this is something that troubles me. two things that he didn't do this time around. romney has good position on spending cuts, spending cuts are politically popular and also economically good, in my opinion. and two, in the other debate, romney really made a strong effort. he said i will cross the aisle to make a deal with respect to entitlements and tax reform, and even the fiscal cliff. he never got to that point tonight. and i think it detracted from his own arguments. >> which is something a lot of people care about, because of the divisiveness in the country, and the class war fare. we want to get to jared, go ahead jared -- >> i don't know that anybody has quite said this as flatly that i'm going to say this. i think obama won this hand
but obama came alive. there is no question about that. >> and on the sort of reflective is your way we took on cnbc.com, the results, i think it is a late surge for the president. yes, obama 56, romney, 39, and -- >> can i jump in here? >> why, i don't know why romney, this is something that troubles me. two things that he didn't do this time around. romney has good position on spending cuts, spending cuts are politically popular and also economically good, in my opinion. and...
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we interview people who knew obama, knew his dad. i interview obama's half brother. many times in the film you see obama doing very incriminating things. you see him lean over to medvedev and whisper to him -- >> conspiracy theory. >> yeah, let's talk after the election medvedev, i've got some stuff to give you, but if i tell the american people now -- >> the president of the united states. we can look at his record. >> the mike wasn't on. oh, the mike wasn't on, my friend. that's what he didn't want the american people to know. >> it doesn't make a difference -- >> because he cares so much, right? we don't have to listen -- >> you are smart enough to know what the american people don't know is ridiculous and you ought to be ashamed of yourself. >> you go to dartmouth together? >> i went to dartmouth because he was there. >> okay. >> because he's been fermenting this nonsense. >> for 30 years now, i cannot contribute. >> i'm glad you do, larry, but the reality is they've done some evil things. i was there when they did evil things. and i don't want to get into dinesh
we interview people who knew obama, knew his dad. i interview obama's half brother. many times in the film you see obama doing very incriminating things. you see him lean over to medvedev and whisper to him -- >> conspiracy theory. >> yeah, let's talk after the election medvedev, i've got some stuff to give you, but if i tell the american people now -- >> the president of the united states. we can look at his record. >> the mike wasn't on. oh, the mike wasn't on, my...
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it ain't obama. gallup shows romney # 51, obama 41. nbc wall street journal shows romney 43, obama 36. cbs new york times, romney 49, obama 41. abc washington post, romney 49, obama, 44. the economy reigns supreme. let's bring in our guest to talk about it a little bit. phil muser, republican consultant and former pawlenty campaign senior add a visor and sarah fagan, former george w. bush aide and political director. i will tell you two things. 46-46 in gallup among registered voters could be obama's number. 46%. in incumbents are below 50 that could be the number he gets. in other words, a landslide against him. number two, under all the numbers is the economy. that's going to decide the election. that's where the independents are going to break. what do you think? am i right? >> i think you're right. the problem for the president is that this uptick in unemployment is coming at the exact worst time for him. what we see in the numbers, i believe, is that mitt romney is lower than he should be for a couple of reasons. he isn't well kno
it ain't obama. gallup shows romney # 51, obama 41. nbc wall street journal shows romney 43, obama 36. cbs new york times, romney 49, obama 41. abc washington post, romney 49, obama, 44. the economy reigns supreme. let's bring in our guest to talk about it a little bit. phil muser, republican consultant and former pawlenty campaign senior add a visor and sarah fagan, former george w. bush aide and political director. i will tell you two things. 46-46 in gallup among registered voters could be...
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they are going to back fire against obama this is going to hurt obama. >> i think he turned a perfectly miserable debate performance which was entire survivable into a public relations fiasco. he went from being a sore loser to looking like a whiney weak ling. everything that he is doing cuts against the brand that he tries to maintain. even if you don't agree he with him, he comes across as a sore loser. >> jennifer, the thing is, hang on a second. i got to get back, jennifer, if you call him a bad plutocrat who is throwing babies off the cliff and helping to kill women i get you can get away with it if only a few people see the adds. but if millions see what a final person mitt romney is, i think the negativism is going to rebound against him. that is the second killer point. >> yeah and it is not so easy in a debate as everyone who has watched these things for years knows to go on the offensive. if the president comes out making accusations, he doesn't have the facts on his side. they have back pedaled from the original study that says the plan can work. he comes across abracive and
they are going to back fire against obama this is going to hurt obama. >> i think he turned a perfectly miserable debate performance which was entire survivable into a public relations fiasco. he went from being a sore loser to looking like a whiney weak ling. everything that he is doing cuts against the brand that he tries to maintain. even if you don't agree he with him, he comes across as a sore loser. >> jennifer, the thing is, hang on a second. i got to get back, jennifer, if...
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obama says i've got your back. but he also says to israel, if you strike first against iran, it will be a distraction. you don't have the military resource to do so and it will make it all much more difficult. if you let us, the u.s. strike first, we do have the resources and we can take care of this for you if we go down that route. and he talked about a military effort. in other words, is there not logic to obama's position? i'm 234not going through the history here. but i'm just saying. is he saying don't jump first? that will make it worse. >> the second part of what you said is the most important. if the president gave obama, today, in that oval office meeting, an ironclad commitment, that if diplomacy and sanctions fail, the united states will take military action. he has not said that publicly. he had an enormous opportunity yesterday to say that. if you notice, he chose his words carefully. he set a nuclear bomb by iran is unacceptable. he said containment is not his policy. he never said -- and he said, yo
obama says i've got your back. but he also says to israel, if you strike first against iran, it will be a distraction. you don't have the military resource to do so and it will make it all much more difficult. if you let us, the u.s. strike first, we do have the resources and we can take care of this for you if we go down that route. and he talked about a military effort. in other words, is there not logic to obama's position? i'm 234not going through the history here. but i'm just saying. is...
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norfolk went for obama. the city of richmond went for barack obama. we spoke to voters earlier and they talk about the economy and jobs and they are worried about the defense industry as well so that could put norfolk in play. this race is still neck and neck. >> thanks very much. it sure is neck and neck. florida one of the most popular swing states in the country. 29 electoral votes. >> hey there, it is a big one. people in orlando, florida, were toasting the end of what has been a long race to the white house. if romney wins them it makes it easier to get to the magic number. the race is neck and neck here. remember, margin of victory by a half a percent or less triggers an automatic recount. voter turnout looking very strong as well. over 63% of registered voting. that is above the levels in 2008. now keep in mind both candidates spent a lot of time and money. and the one that they put the most money into. until last month the president held the lead in the polls. that switched about a month ago. the people that we spoke with continued to say that
norfolk went for obama. the city of richmond went for barack obama. we spoke to voters earlier and they talk about the economy and jobs and they are worried about the defense industry as well so that could put norfolk in play. this race is still neck and neck. >> thanks very much. it sure is neck and neck. florida one of the most popular swing states in the country. 29 electoral votes. >> hey there, it is a big one. people in orlando, florida, were toasting the end of what has been...
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how can obama win? what is his path to victory with this anemic economy, the worst in the history of the modern times since 1947? according to the joint economic committee of congress? how can obama win? >> convince the country that mitt romney is not capable of leading the country first and then talk about what he's going to do and if he's smart and does that in ohio, virginia and florida he will win. >> do you think if he really tells us what he wants to do, create more government dependency that will help him? >> it will beat the hell going to england and saying the olympics are flawed and walking down the downing street. >> to say businessmen didn't build their business. >> i appreciate that ruse. >> thank you very much. up next our special guest presidential candidate, former speaker of the house, newt gingrich. the 100 day countdown returns in two minute. romney five points up in the rasmussen poll right now. [ male announcer ] summer is here. and so too is the summer event. now get an incredible
how can obama win? what is his path to victory with this anemic economy, the worst in the history of the modern times since 1947? according to the joint economic committee of congress? how can obama win? >> convince the country that mitt romney is not capable of leading the country first and then talk about what he's going to do and if he's smart and does that in ohio, virginia and florida he will win. >> do you think if he really tells us what he wants to do, create more government...
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years of obama. is that what's going to happen tonight in. >> we know this and everybody on your panel, they're all smart guy, they all know that every presidential contest is a contest for the future. and what president obama is saying is everything's fine, we should continue on the same course. governor romney happens to very clearly disagree with that. and the message that he has for these voters is that we can and will take a new course under romney and that new course will have more economic growth. >> this is an assembled intellect of awesome proportions, probably nor since thomas jefferson dined alone. >> i feel like i'm bringing down the batting average on this team. >> you never do. let me ask you this. i was very surprised yesterday to learn that mitt romney was talking about tax policy to a local denver, colorado station where he essentially unveiled a new program with more details. he said his 20% tax cut would only allow $17,000 worth of deductions. if you have $17,000 bucket of deductio
years of obama. is that what's going to happen tonight in. >> we know this and everybody on your panel, they're all smart guy, they all know that every presidential contest is a contest for the future. and what president obama is saying is everything's fine, we should continue on the same course. governor romney happens to very clearly disagree with that. and the message that he has for these voters is that we can and will take a new course under romney and that new course will have more...
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president obama, he had his chance. he made his choices. his economic agenda, more spending, more borrowing, higher tax, a government takeover of health care. it's not working. it's failed to create the jobs we need. 23 million americans are struggling for work today. 15% of americans are in poverty. this is not what a real recovery looks like. you deserve better. mitt romney and i want to earn your support. we're offering real reforms for a real recovery for every american. mitt romney , his experience, hs ideas, his solutions is uniquely qualified to get this job done, at a time when we have a jobs crisis in america, wouldn't it be nice to have a job creator in the white house? the choice is clear. a stagnant economy that promotes more government dependency or a dynamic growing economy that promotes opportunity and jobs. mitt romney and i will not duck the tough issues. and we will not blame others for the next four years, we will take responsibility and we will not try to replace our founding principles, we will reapply our founding prin
president obama, he had his chance. he made his choices. his economic agenda, more spending, more borrowing, higher tax, a government takeover of health care. it's not working. it's failed to create the jobs we need. 23 million americans are struggling for work today. 15% of americans are in poverty. this is not what a real recovery looks like. you deserve better. mitt romney and i want to earn your support. we're offering real reforms for a real recovery for every american. mitt romney , his...
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it's obama care and the effort to pass the tax. it's dodd frank and it's $4.5 trillion in growth of the national debt. and it's no balanced budget amendme amendment. this list goes on and on, and i think that last line, i hate to see what the score will be like if the second half is quarterbacked by barack obama, that, i think, really does ring true to conservatives here at cpac. >> i want to ask you, the debt ceiling debate was a disappointment to grassroots conservativ conservatives. we didn't cut much out of deficits and debt. the tea party, you were part of the tea party and you still are. is the tea party kind of down? is the tea party demoralized? i don't see the energy that it had a year ago. >> oh, i think that's a fair observation, but to some degree the candidates have picked up the agenda of the tea party and so that takes some of the urgency away from them, but i think they'll come back together behind our nominee and they will then start to place their agenda out there and raise the priority again. remember, they put t
it's obama care and the effort to pass the tax. it's dodd frank and it's $4.5 trillion in growth of the national debt. and it's no balanced budget amendme amendment. this list goes on and on, and i think that last line, i hate to see what the score will be like if the second half is quarterbacked by barack obama, that, i think, really does ring true to conservatives here at cpac. >> i want to ask you, the debt ceiling debate was a disappointment to grassroots conservativ conservatives. we...
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the pro-obama super pac may have overshot in its new ad. >> victims? behind these doors, middle class families struggle and romney will make things even tougher, raising taxes by up to $2,000 to give multimillionaires a $250,000 tax break. >> as the saying goes, there you go again. romney has pledged not to raise taxes on the middle class. the $2,000 figure comes from a tax policy center analysis that assumes he keeps his promise to make his tax cuts revenue neutral. of course, until he provides specifics, opponents will happily try to fill in the blanks, as you just saw. remember, we want to hear from you. maria. >> all right, scott. thank you so much. the romney 47% controversy has put a new focus on our entitlement system in america. as we discovered something very interesting, even though the fiscal cliff is deemed to be draconian, spending cuts, and massive tax increases, we'd still have a deficit. the country still will have a $640 billion deficit for the year. again, that's with the spending cuts and the tax increases. $640 billion annual defici
the pro-obama super pac may have overshot in its new ad. >> victims? behind these doors, middle class families struggle and romney will make things even tougher, raising taxes by up to $2,000 to give multimillionaires a $250,000 tax break. >> as the saying goes, there you go again. romney has pledged not to raise taxes on the middle class. the $2,000 figure comes from a tax policy center analysis that assumes he keeps his promise to make his tax cuts revenue neutral. of course,...
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obama also does better on that. and 32% of americans say that recent news about mitt romney's tax returns has made them feel more negative about mitt romney. that's the subject of a lot of the obama and democratic attack ads. when you rough it all out, that leaves on issues these three advantages for both sides. barack obama, the incumbent democratic president, has a 16 percentage point edge on who would be better looking out for the middle class. mitt romney's got a seven point edge on who would be better at handling the economy. that's going to be where the hinge of this election, the competition, the collision of those two strengths and weaknesses through election day. back to you, larry. >> many thanks to our own john harwood. while president obama is busy on the campaign trail trashing republican pro-growth policies especially mitt romney, he made one shocking claim himself. please take a listen. >> just like we've tried their plan, we tried our plan, and it worked. that's the difference. that's the choice in t
obama also does better on that. and 32% of americans say that recent news about mitt romney's tax returns has made them feel more negative about mitt romney. that's the subject of a lot of the obama and democratic attack ads. when you rough it all out, that leaves on issues these three advantages for both sides. barack obama, the incumbent democratic president, has a 16 percentage point edge on who would be better looking out for the middle class. mitt romney's got a seven point edge on who...
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he's making the charge, obama that is, making the charge that obama is the outsourcer in chief. however the president has some selective memory. listen to what he said in 2009. >> a lot of the outsourcing referred to in the question really has to do with the fact that our economy, if it's dependent on low wage, low skill labor it's hard to hang on to those jobs because there is always a country out there paying lower wages than the u.s. not all of the jobs are going to come back. it probably wouldn't be good for our economy for a bunch of the jobs to come back. >> singing a different tune. now fast forward to the present. our next guest says president obama doesn't know what outsourcing means. is the president such an amateur economist that he did you want know the difference between outsourcing and offshoring? all right. let's talk. we have kevin williamson, national review deputy managing editor. okay. first, outsourcing. >> outsourcing means contracting k an encore business process. if you're a hotel you don't want maids on the payroll. you hire a cleaning service. not the sa
he's making the charge, obama that is, making the charge that obama is the outsourcer in chief. however the president has some selective memory. listen to what he said in 2009. >> a lot of the outsourcing referred to in the question really has to do with the fact that our economy, if it's dependent on low wage, low skill labor it's hard to hang on to those jobs because there is always a country out there paying lower wages than the u.s. not all of the jobs are going to come back. it...
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tom, isn't obama the biggest flip-flopper here? >> frankly, obama argued before the supreme court that it was a tax. that was one of their arguments. again, by conflating this small penalty, this $600 penalty is going to hit fewer than 1% of people, with all of obamacare where states set up free market exchanges and people can buy insurance at lower prices, it doesn't serve -- >> larry. >> it confuses the american people. >> lars larson, i have to ask you, i think obama has deliberately confused the whole issue. lars, the entire republican party, including the congress, including the house, is going to use the idea that there is an obamacare tax. that is what the court, for better or worse, ruled. and they're going to overturn it on that basis. so i want to ask you, lars, will mr. romney and team romney now stay wit in a unified republican argument so that they can repeal it on july 11th and work through there from the campaign? will they be unified? will they get their line straight finally? >> it's the only way he's going to win.
tom, isn't obama the biggest flip-flopper here? >> frankly, obama argued before the supreme court that it was a tax. that was one of their arguments. again, by conflating this small penalty, this $600 penalty is going to hit fewer than 1% of people, with all of obamacare where states set up free market exchanges and people can buy insurance at lower prices, it doesn't serve -- >> larry. >> it confuses the american people. >> lars larson, i have to ask you, i think obama...
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it is an uphill battle for team obama. now this. economic model predicts romney will beat obama. this is interesting. a study from a pair of university of colorado professors whose past estimates have been on target since 1980. well, they put mitt romney at 320 electoral votes and president obama at only 218. they give romney a 53-47 win in the popular vote. perhaps as the flurry of bad news for obama inspiring what the hill calls, quote, a full scale assault on republicans next week. here is cnbc contributor robert costa of the national review. what's going on here? democrats are going to come to tampa? they have no class, robert. what's going on here? >> there is a long-time gentleman's agreement in american politics that during the convention the over party stays out of it. you have joe biden, debbie schultz and other democrats coming to tampa to be surrogates. >> if joe biden is coming and debbie wasserman schultz this will benefit democrats. any time either one of them opens his or her mouth huge votes for romney. i'm serious. besides the fact they have no class and nothing
it is an uphill battle for team obama. now this. economic model predicts romney will beat obama. this is interesting. a study from a pair of university of colorado professors whose past estimates have been on target since 1980. well, they put mitt romney at 320 electoral votes and president obama at only 218. they give romney a 53-47 win in the popular vote. perhaps as the flurry of bad news for obama inspiring what the hill calls, quote, a full scale assault on republicans next week. here is...
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obama 237, romney 201. can i put wisconsin in play. >> you can put it in the toss-up category, that's for sure. four years ago, barack obama won the state by 14 points. our latest polling just before the ryan pick showed it was only a three-point lead for president obama. we're polling tomorrow night to find out what the impact of the ryan announcement will be. >> all right, even before this, it looked like ohio was very much in play. whether the old midwest will be. then it's obama 237 and romney 219. ohio is in play, isn't it, scott? >> sure is. right now, we just released some numbers today, 45% for obama, 45% for romney. ohio is one of the four core states that will really decide the election and that mitt romney needs to win. and right now, it is dead even. >> finally, ryan in the midwest, i like, let's see if i get this state right. i like the chances for iowa. i hope i hit iowa right. that would bring this to 237 to 225. these are all flyover states, but they're all important. i am i wrong? >> mitt r
obama 237, romney 201. can i put wisconsin in play. >> you can put it in the toss-up category, that's for sure. four years ago, barack obama won the state by 14 points. our latest polling just before the ryan pick showed it was only a three-point lead for president obama. we're polling tomorrow night to find out what the impact of the ryan announcement will be. >> all right, even before this, it looked like ohio was very much in play. whether the old midwest will be. then it's obama...
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president obama could emerge as the big political loser. three and a half years, all of this in time for the general election. my own take, obama care with all of its tentacles have been a major growth. more private competition and choice for consumers. not central planning government takeovers. interstate insurance, tax credits for people to shop around. and let's have some tort reform to end frivolous lawsuits. that's how we can reform obama care into something that will work. now, let's bring in our guest who may have a thing or two to say. correspondent for the nation magazine and cnbc contributor robert costa of the national review. bob costa, mitt romney could be in the potions of saying i told you so federal mandates don't work. they're unconstitutional. is that better? >> i think we've all been distracted. been discussing mandates. he can make this about federal power versus state power. it's not about mandates, but on the role of the federal government. on your side of the street, this is the president's central main thing. if the
president obama could emerge as the big political loser. three and a half years, all of this in time for the general election. my own take, obama care with all of its tentacles have been a major growth. more private competition and choice for consumers. not central planning government takeovers. interstate insurance, tax credits for people to shop around. and let's have some tort reform to end frivolous lawsuits. that's how we can reform obama care into something that will work. now, let's...
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obama care starts. payroll tax holiday ends. and you have the sequestering of funds for health care and defense as a result of the super committee not coming up with a budget reduction program. >> this is really interesting. we are going to see a lot of change come january 1. does that impact the way you allocate money today? with all of these predictions, how do you translate into practical action? >> the market and economy are doing well. stock market is doing well. but in anticipation of some of these problems in 2013, market could have a correction. right now, sentiment, which was quite pessimistic at the end of last year, is very positive. the market is probably due for some sort of correction. >> so we may be able to get in to the market at lower levels then. >> right. the market will probably give you an opportunity some time between now around the fall. >> do you expect that to be a sizable decline? >> no, i don't. i think just think a normal correction and ongoing bull trend. >> what should the normal investor be expose
obama care starts. payroll tax holiday ends. and you have the sequestering of funds for health care and defense as a result of the super committee not coming up with a budget reduction program. >> this is really interesting. we are going to see a lot of change come january 1. does that impact the way you allocate money today? with all of these predictions, how do you translate into practical action? >> the market and economy are doing well. stock market is doing well. but in...
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coming up president obama expected to speak this hour. we're expected to take his comments live and later where you can see the biggest upset in the market if the romney/ryan ticket does go the distance. we'll be right back. sometimes investing opportunities are hard to spot. you have to dig a little. fidelity's etf market tracker shows you the big picture on how different asset classes are performing, and it lets you go in for a closer look at areas within a class or sector that may be bucking...
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look what obama care does. obama care takes $716 billion from medicare to spend on obama care. even their own chief ac query of medicare backs this up. he says you can't spend the same dollar twice. can't claim this goes to medicare and obama care. and then they put this new obama care board in charge of cutting medicare each and every year in ways that will lead to denied care for current seniors. this board by the way it's 15 people, the president's supposed to appoint them next year and not one has to have medical training. social security if we don't shore up social security when we run out of the ious, the program goes bankrupt, a 25% across the board benefit cut kicks in on current seniors in the middle of their retirement. we're going to stop that from happening. they haven't put a credible solution on the table. he'll tell you about vouchers and say these things to try to scare people, here's what we're saying. give younger people when they become medicare eligible guaranteed coverage options that you can't be denied including traditional medicare. choose your plan and
look what obama care does. obama care takes $716 billion from medicare to spend on obama care. even their own chief ac query of medicare backs this up. he says you can't spend the same dollar twice. can't claim this goes to medicare and obama care. and then they put this new obama care board in charge of cutting medicare each and every year in ways that will lead to denied care for current seniors. this board by the way it's 15 people, the president's supposed to appoint them next year and not...
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with obama. >> all right. let me shift to obama on this. when you ran new york city, you had a lot of crisis, step in, be responsible and accountable. i want to ask you what is your opinion of how president obama has handled the gsa and most specifically and importantly, the whole secret service sex flap? he is accountable? shown leadership? what is your take on this? >> i have a slightly different stwruft of them. i think the secret service thing is not something that the president really should be held accountable for. the problems in the secret service were pretty deep. the president doesn't get that deeply involved in figuring out what secret service is doing and not doing. the secret service, pretty darn independent agency. on the other hand, gsa, his appointee doing this. an appointee he brought back from the clinton administration to take over gsa. i find the allegations against gsa astounding. you know the gsa, you were in the government, i was in the government. i had dinner a couple nights ago with a former gsa administrator in ne
with obama. >> all right. let me shift to obama on this. when you ran new york city, you had a lot of crisis, step in, be responsible and accountable. i want to ask you what is your opinion of how president obama has handled the gsa and most specifically and importantly, the whole secret service sex flap? he is accountable? shown leadership? what is your take on this? >> i have a slightly different stwruft of them. i think the secret service thing is not something that the president...
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what do you think about what obama said? >> i think that republicans understand that freedom isn't free, and that we have to be diligent in our national security, that we have to be focused on making certain that we are protecting our sovereignty and that we are defending our national interests, and you're going to see that from republican candidates. people are very concerned about the threat of terrorism. they're very concerned about what could possibly happen. we're looking at cyber security now. i think you're going to see a concentrated effort to make certain that we highlight the differences that exist between our eventual nominee and the president on such issues. >> all right. house member marcia blackburn in tennessee. thank you. >> good to be with you. >> we just have minutes to go until more polls close. we'll take a look at what happens next for the candidates after super tuesday. that's after super tuesday. at the top of the hour john harwood and maria bartiromo host a cnbc special "your money, your vote." right
what do you think about what obama said? >> i think that republicans understand that freedom isn't free, and that we have to be diligent in our national security, that we have to be focused on making certain that we are protecting our sovereignty and that we are defending our national interests, and you're going to see that from republican candidates. people are very concerned about the threat of terrorism. they're very concerned about what could possibly happen. we're looking at cyber...
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the republican nominee could get 323 electoral votes to obama's 215 votes based on obama's approval ratings around the country. whoa. let's go to our distinguished political panel. we have steve forbes, chairman and editor-in-chief of forbes media and former republican presidential candidate himself. democratic strategist tad devine and mark mckinnon, republican strategist and former bush 43 policy adviser. mike mckinnon, welcome the show. i want to begin with you. there is this flap today that i didn't put up on the screen. mitt romney said i'm not concerned about the poor. we have a safety net. if it needs repair, i'll fix it. i'm not concerned about the rich. they're doing just fine. i'm concerned about the heart of america, which is the 95% who are struggling in the middle class. newt gingrich is jumping on this. the media is jumping on this. they're all saying mitt romney doesn't care about poor people. what do you think about that? is it utter nonsense or what? >> well, i think his instincts were try to try to get a message designed to get a message to the middle class which president
the republican nominee could get 323 electoral votes to obama's 215 votes based on obama's approval ratings around the country. whoa. let's go to our distinguished political panel. we have steve forbes, chairman and editor-in-chief of forbes media and former republican presidential candidate himself. democratic strategist tad devine and mark mckinnon, republican strategist and former bush 43 policy adviser. mike mckinnon, welcome the show. i want to begin with you. there is this flap today that...
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you heard romney in the last debate rip obama on the economy. and when you looked at those snap polls on cbs and cnn, romney was winning that debate on the economy by 20 or 30 percentage points. i think you'll see the same thing tonight. i think he's going to try to turn as much as he can foreign policy into economic policy. there are a lot of reasons for that that we can talk about later. >> it's been said, his campaign is designed to fight on the economy. and a lot of people point out, whether you like him or not, his weakest moments, arguably, from the summer involve foreign policy. >> i agree. it lacks perfection. i think you have a good point there, carl. but i think they smell blood on the economy. and i think they smell blood on the issue of a little compromise, what i call finding ground. independence in the polls are moving in romney's direction big time. but i also think he will take some shots on benghazi. >> will he be able to close it on foreign policy? there were a few missed opportunities when the benghazi situation came up even a
you heard romney in the last debate rip obama on the economy. and when you looked at those snap polls on cbs and cnn, romney was winning that debate on the economy by 20 or 30 percentage points. i think you'll see the same thing tonight. i think he's going to try to turn as much as he can foreign policy into economic policy. there are a lot of reasons for that that we can talk about later. >> it's been said, his campaign is designed to fight on the economy. and a lot of people point out,...
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this is barack obama. he is the most left-wing candidate that -- i mean, candidate for re-election we have ever had. you don't have a right wing candidate against a moderate and i'll tell you, barack obama is far more left wing than santorum is right wing and when you get those two together america votes, i think -- more to the right. >> i understand, but saul, i'll give you the last word. basically, do you believe that mitt romney's economic growth message, not only the 20% tax cut, but reforming entitlements, slashing spending, getting deficits and debt down, do you think that trumps the extreme culture war and is the best way to beat obama? that seems to be the issue this evening. >> absolutely. i think when mitt romney is talking about the economy and he's talking about jobs he's winning. when rick santorum has to bring in democrats, and labor to vote in his favor, republicans all over the country i think will reject santorum's campaign tactics here. this is about the economy. if we focus barack obama
this is barack obama. he is the most left-wing candidate that -- i mean, candidate for re-election we have ever had. you don't have a right wing candidate against a moderate and i'll tell you, barack obama is far more left wing than santorum is right wing and when you get those two together america votes, i think -- more to the right. >> i understand, but saul, i'll give you the last word. basically, do you believe that mitt romney's economic growth message, not only the 20% tax cut, but...
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president obama told c brbs ""f the nation"" yesterday. he would make a compromised deal, 2 w$1/2 of spending cuts for every dollar of revenues. first, is he talking about the budget now to deal with the cliff problem or some far away place in kansas we have no sense of what he's really getting for? >> larry, i don't know the answer to the question. wave heard the president kind of whisper these sweet nothings in our ear before. i mean, what we do know is unfortunately we now have more debt racked up in 3 1/2 years of his administration than the previous 200. he hasn't shown a willingness to do this in the past. the bottom line is we're still on track for the largest tax increase in america's history. no fundamental entitlement reform unless you call the roughly 7, 800 billion he's cutting from medicare to feed obama-care. elections have consequences and the american people will have a decision to make whether or not they want to increase taxes on small businesses. if they think that's the way out of this terrible non-recovery recovery tha
president obama told c brbs ""f the nation"" yesterday. he would make a compromised deal, 2 w$1/2 of spending cuts for every dollar of revenues. first, is he talking about the budget now to deal with the cliff problem or some far away place in kansas we have no sense of what he's really getting for? >> larry, i don't know the answer to the question. wave heard the president kind of whisper these sweet nothings in our ear before. i mean, what we do know is unfortunately...
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biden talk about obama care at all. so unpopular around the country and i must also say this middle class tax hike, the number that comes from the liberal brookings institute has been disproven by so many economists, most recently by martin fieldsteen and although i appreciate very much his loyalty to the troops, the obama administration has been at the forefront of decimating the defense budget and all their plans for a second term will debt mate the budget again to the point where leon panetta opposes the policy. he delivered a good speech, but i think there was a lot of demagoguery and falsehoods. >> and dick durbin is about to speak. great point on jobs. only about p 3 to 5,000 jobs have been created net under the president's turn. they chose it that cherry picked month where where they could maximize the number. i want to get to something else. you tweeted out a few moments ago that the president sent a mass blast e-mail to followers asking for $15 in donations before he takes the the stanl? >> the democratic ticke
biden talk about obama care at all. so unpopular around the country and i must also say this middle class tax hike, the number that comes from the liberal brookings institute has been disproven by so many economists, most recently by martin fieldsteen and although i appreciate very much his loyalty to the troops, the obama administration has been at the forefront of decimating the defense budget and all their plans for a second term will debt mate the budget again to the point where leon...
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the state of connecticut is called for obama. an important state there with a high profile senate race between linda mccann and representative chris murphy and the district of columbia just three electoral votes is called for president obama. >> we're waiting on florida right now florida is still too close to call. this of course is one of the t hotly contested states. florida too close to call. the polls are closed in florida. onto illinois where obama has taken illinois. as you can see there illinois is going to the president. maine also going to the president tonight. nbc news projecting president obama is the winner of maine. onto maryland where we are also seeing president obama take maryland. and that of course ten electoral votes. >> interesting. the state of massachusetts governor romney's home of course as governor at least being called for barack obama. also home to a very high profile senate race between senator scott brown and elizabeth warren of harvard. the woman who set up consumer protection bureau. mississippi is
the state of connecticut is called for obama. an important state there with a high profile senate race between linda mccann and representative chris murphy and the district of columbia just three electoral votes is called for president obama. >> we're waiting on florida right now florida is still too close to call. this of course is one of the t hotly contested states. florida too close to call. the polls are closed in florida. onto illinois where obama has taken illinois. as you can see...
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florida, 55% romney 46% obama. that's done. colorado, romney 50%, obama 46%. there it is. he's so far below 50% i say colorado is done. now the tough one is ohio. i get that. but it's 48-48. again, obama below the 50% marker which tells me he can't win unless that number breaks up for him, what will he do? >> a lot of rules of thumb don't work as well when you look at how differently we vote today. you know in the year 2000 only one out of ten people voted early. last cycle thanks in part to the obama campaign's mobilization it was 31% and this year it's headed towards 40%. you mentioned ohio. he has a 30-point lead among ballots cast in ohio. 35 points in iowa. the romney campaign's problem is they may have gotten a little hot but it is too late for them to fully benefit from that and when you look at the field programs, larry, i've been out, there i work in ohio and other places, you know, the obama campaign has about 800 field offices around the country. romney has 300 which is a point i made in my reuters article today. when you look at these numbers on the ground it's
florida, 55% romney 46% obama. that's done. colorado, romney 50%, obama 46%. there it is. he's so far below 50% i say colorado is done. now the tough one is ohio. i get that. but it's 48-48. again, obama below the 50% marker which tells me he can't win unless that number breaks up for him, what will he do? >> a lot of rules of thumb don't work as well when you look at how differently we vote today. you know in the year 2000 only one out of ten people voted early. last cycle thanks in part...
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and the obama administration has admitted as much. and our lower court hearings, when they argue to the court that if the individual mandate is stricken down, the entire law should fall because the funding mechanism to prop up the law will no longer be in existence. so i think it's more like a theoretical issue because if we win on the individual mandate, obama care, in totality, will fall either legally or practically speaking. >> and the other issue out there is the medicaid issue, which i think you also participated in. the supremes are going to take a look at that. it doesn't seem like federal overreach is bad enough on the issue of personal behavior and personal freedom. now, they're going to mandate more eligibility and more costs for medicaid on the states. whatever happens in the tenth amendment. >> well, you're exactly right. for one, this is a mandate that reaches everyone. it reaches individuals, it reaches taxpayers, it reaches employers and it reaches states. the last argument that we're making wednesday involves that med
and the obama administration has admitted as much. and our lower court hearings, when they argue to the court that if the individual mandate is stricken down, the entire law should fall because the funding mechanism to prop up the law will no longer be in existence. so i think it's more like a theoretical issue because if we win on the individual mandate, obama care, in totality, will fall either legally or practically speaking. >> and the other issue out there is the medicaid issue,...
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you're playing for obama at that point. i think even after tonight there's a lot of pressure on him to go on if he doesn't win really big in tennessee, if he doesn't win really big -- if he doesn't win in ohio or win really big in tennessee, it's almost to say to him, going on tonight is for obama. >> then of course he's going to go to unfavorable territory. illinois the week after next week. but then on april 3rd you've got washington, d.c., the state of maryland and the state of wisconsin. that does not seem to be rick santorum territory, especially wisconsin if he loses both michigan and ohio. >> i think so. and i think wisconsin would be the last ohioesque kind of place for him. i think that's the last blue-collar guy stand that he could make. i think that's the last little man stand that he could make if any place. >> let's go three weeks after that, connecticut, delaware, new york, pennsylvania, rhode island. yes, pennsylvania's rick santorum's home state. but where else can he win on that map? >> i think at that poin
you're playing for obama at that point. i think even after tonight there's a lot of pressure on him to go on if he doesn't win really big in tennessee, if he doesn't win really big -- if he doesn't win in ohio or win really big in tennessee, it's almost to say to him, going on tonight is for obama. >> then of course he's going to go to unfavorable territory. illinois the week after next week. but then on april 3rd you've got washington, d.c., the state of maryland and the state of...
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is obama the moderate here? >> oh, i think the trade saber rattling of calling somebody a currency manipulator on your first day in office feels to me like overreaching. the thing about the w.t.o. is it indicates that we have been thinking about these issues more carefully. rare earth says it was something -- we had our own capacity for a long time and decided not to do it. there are other issues that we have basically let china take. china makes 80% of the world's vitamin c. you know, weave had issues with tires. i agree with whom err said let's try and air brush the politics out of this and focus on it as an economic matter. our working together with xhooin in an embrace, in a tango is the way to solve our trade problems. >> larry -- >> yes, please, sir. >> the important thing about the trade both ways, right? sn we are -- you know, we trade daily across the pacific, and a key thing out of china into the americas is also drawing growth out of the americas back out to az wra and over to europe through the trade
is obama the moderate here? >> oh, i think the trade saber rattling of calling somebody a currency manipulator on your first day in office feels to me like overreaching. the thing about the w.t.o. is it indicates that we have been thinking about these issues more carefully. rare earth says it was something -- we had our own capacity for a long time and decided not to do it. there are other issues that we have basically let china take. china makes 80% of the world's vitamin c. you know,...